Discovery certificate for object 2017hnx
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 14255 [ 2017TNSTR1157....1T ]

Date Received (UTC): 2017-10-23 17:20:41
Sender: ATLAS (ATLAS_Bot1)
Reporting Group: ATLAS     Discovery Data Source: ATLAS

J. Tonry, B. Stalder, L. Denneau, A. Heinze, H. Weiland (IfA, University of Hawaii), A. Rest (STScI), K.W. Smith, S. J. Smartt (Queen's University Belfast) report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.

IAU Designation: SN 2017hnx
Discoverer internal name: ATLAS17mnr
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 21:43:40.840 (325.920166154) DEC = -08:25:59.74 (-8.43326)
Discovery date: 2017-10-22 07:06:14.000 (JD=2458048.7959954)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2017-10-22 07:06:14.000
Flux: 18.402 ABMag
Filter: orange-ATLAS
Instrument: ATLAS-01
Telescope: ATLAS Mauna Loa

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2017-10-07 08:06:43
Limiting flux: 18.43 ABMag
Filter: orange-ATLAS
Instrument: ATLAS-01
Telescope: ATLAS Mauna Loa


Details of the new object can be viewed here: https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2017hnx